vaccines

Health, News October 5, 2021

What Biden Presidency mean for COVID-19 in Southern Africa, everywhere

What Biden Presidency mean for COVID-19 in Southern Africa, everywhere Article by Pearl Matibe (Washington DC) The person at the forefront of President Joseph Biden’s colossal, grand plan for global COVID-19 vaccine response is the…

Health, News September 8, 2021

COVAX delivers 240m vaccine doses in 6 months

COVAX delivers 240m vaccine doses in 6 months World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that the COVAX initiative has managed to deliver about 240 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to about 139 countries. The multilateral…

Health May 13, 2021

Investigative: Health workers skirt around Covaxin vaccine

By Joel Mandaza Zimbabwe is on the verge of losing the 35 000 Covaxin vaccines it received from India to expiration, as health centres are yet to start rolling them out. Most Zimbabweans who have…

Health, News April 23, 2021

Zim vaccine momentum may not be enough to guarantee target

Beginning of April 2021, the government of Zimbabwe increased the number of Covid-19 vaccine centres across the country. The move was aimed at decentralising the process and decongesting existing inoculation points. In Harare, service centres…

Community News, Health March 5, 2021

Matabeleland South still sceptical about COVID-19 vaccine

By Nqobile Bhebhe MATABELELAND SOUTH (The Citizen Bulletin) — On his mobile phone, Anele Hadebe, 32, of Mangwe District, scrolls through pictures of government officials and other frontline workers moments after receiving vaccination jabs against…

Health, News February 20, 2021

What should I do if I miss my second vaccine dose?

Countries around the world have begun administering COVID-19 vaccines to their citizens as part of measures to defeat the deadly novel virus. There are various vaccines that are on the market at the moment with…

Health, Members of Parliament, News, Parliament February 17, 2021

Here is what happens before Zim takes a vaccine

The announcement by the government that it had received 200 000 doses of Sinopharm in donation from China, was met with mixed feelings. People in Zimbabwe have always had bad feelings about things that come…

Health, News February 15, 2021

Hope has arrived, says Chiwenga

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga says the arrival of the donated 200 000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China is a gleam of hope for the return to normalcy. Due to the need of wanting to…

Health, News February 13, 2021

Good communication central to Zim’s vaccine drive

By Joel Mandaza The Government, through its Information and Publicity Minister Monica Mutsvangwa, has announced that the first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Zimbabwe on February 15. The vaccines, which have been…

Health, News February 12, 2021

Madhuku calls for a comprehensive vaccine plan

By Own Correspondent Constitutional lawyer Professor Lovemore Madhuku has joined a bandwagon of people who are calling on the government to be more open with the COVID-19 vaccination plan. Zimbabwe is reportedly putting final touches…